The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-20
CHRIST BEFORE PLATE.
PAINTED BY MrNKAcsY.


of canvas. the figures a being lie
size. Every body is familiar with the
story. The scene is early morning 10
the prntorlum or Off ia ro-itcltur of
the Roman governor at Jerusalem
The picture is drawn from descrip
lions ia the New Testament of the
appearance anu trial OF Christ
before Plate 1t is there re-
lated that "when he was accused
of the priests aud elders, he ans wered
nothing" "And PLATE answered and
said again unto them What will !e
that shall do unto him whom We call
King of the Jews:' aud they cried out
again, cruelty him. Ia the centre of
the picture is the figure of the
Saviour, with his hands bound. erect,
com posed, gazing steadMstly on the
face of Plate Around and behind
him crowd the rabble of Jerusalem,
some frantic, others attracted 10y idle
curioslty, others apparently bent
merely on killing time. In the imme'
diate foreground is Roman soldier .
holding tue mob in check with the .
shaft OF bis spcar. poutius PLATE sits /
as the representative of CT sar on the .
Judgment throne. IT, il mcdi ating
and is greatly perp A"U. lie KNOWS
nothing against tart-t, but dare not
resist the claiuOr ~ no people On
the right OF Pia' 81. stands CalAphas,
the chief Sccu-er OF Christ, with hl@
arm eXteuded "Hri the excited
populace. The figure pressing tor
ward in the crowd with nplitted arms
isa rulli4n OF the lowest type. lie Is
shouting Cruelty Him ! Cruelty
flimw Ou the left of PLATE sit two
elders. wa chiDg the proceedings
with deep interest. Between Chust
and CaiaDhas sitting Oh bench, Is
rich banker looking on with con
tcmptuCus curiosity. Near him is
Young rowdv, leaning over the rail"
ing and scDtliug Ia the face OF Jesus.
Purcned on high stool by he SIDE OF
the Judgment seat and resting his head
against the wall is scribe who views
the scene with al air of weary indif
ference. A knot of old men Is seated
in an angle OF the room TO the lett OF
the banker. They are apparently ar
yuing Christ's claim that he Is the
promised Messiah. COusplcuously
raised above the heads of the crowd
} is seen a Young mother with Il bcauN
full face, holding q child in her arms,
and looking at Jesus with tenderness
and compassion. Through the whole
picture are groups of figures and faces
rejecting the different emotions hat
animate each Individual,
TINS picture has been on exhibition
in the principal cities Of Europe and
is now being exhibited in America.
Ii has been viewed by millions OF pco
Ia araoTpH m
throughout the entire civilized world
than any other painting ever produ'
ed. In the city of New \ ork it wa
on exhibition several months and was
seen by hundreds of thousands OF pee
pie. 1t was recently sold to John
:; Wannamaker, of Philadelphia, FOL
l. 100000 in cash.
c Michael Won MunEacsy, the painter
:; of this wonderful picture, WAS born
II Ia 1874 In the fortress of of Munkacs
< Hugary. His parents died when h(
was five years old, aud poor unclt
who TOOK charge of him apprenticec
him to carpenter. Some student'
,e at a college where he was working
d taught him to read and write. VI,
" took All especial interest in history
is and poetry. His first ideas O
s pdlnllng were OONalueN from
: portrait painter, who instructed
i him in drawing and als'
re in literature. lls soon begai
IN to g vc drawing lessons himself Hi
frs >utcessfu painting was that o
the entire family of tailor, for Whicl
he received coat in payment. a
! soou ~ hc Was able he went TO Wen
na snd studied in the museums. Til
first artistic triumph was Tine Las
Dsv of Man Condemned to Death,
and 1t e.tubl he'd the universal fam
of the painter. 1t createi grea
sensation at Paris and won MIN
medal This picture was followe
bv "Au Episode of the HungHris
War cf 1S49;" the IN gh
, Strolltrs;" the "Pawnbroke Shop,
and others, all of W hich created gre.
interest throughout Europe, az
Munkacsy's name, although ne wa
rs bnt thirty -one years OF age, soon lille
r. the entire artistic world
he PHoTO-ETCHING.
ne a photo etching by the M4nha'tA
III Art Company of this famous paintln
IN is fac simile of the original plctur,
w. and considered the most perfect IT
production of it that has ever bee
,,1. offered for sale. The lights and shade
M are faithfully portrayed. and til
he beautiful ife-like effects produce
i'll by the original are preserv we'd in III
ur copy. The retail price of this etchin
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